STOCKHOLM – Sweden transplant Reza Madadi was training in the gym when teammate Alexander Gustafsson sustained the cut that ultimately scratched him from Saturday’s UFC on FUEL TV 9 event.

Now, the Iran-born lightweight wants to put on a show for a crowd undoubtedly let down by the last-minute dropout of the event’s hometown headliner. Gustafsson’s originally scheduled opponent, Gegard Mousasi, now meets his training partner, little-known Ilir Latifi.

“Yeah, I have a game plan, but I want to make the crowd happy,” Madadi told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “I really want to deliver.”

Madadi (12-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC), who meets Michael Johnson (12-7 MMA, 4-3 UFC) on the Facebook-streamed preliminary card of the event at Stockholm’s Ericsson Globe Arena, has another goal for his fight: put judges out of work.

In his previous showing, Madadi was on the wrong end of a split call at UFC 153 against Cristiano Marcello, who had hometown-favorite status at the pay-per-view event in Rio de Janeiro.

“Please don’t leave it to the judges,” he said. “One judge in Brazil was drinking coffee and gave it to Cristiano, 27-30, and the other one – ah, it’s the past.”

Still, Madadi is undeterred by the recent outcome, which snapped a seven-fight win streak that included a submission win over Yoislandy Izquierdo in his octagon debut.

“My mom said, ‘All losses are the bridge to the victory,'” said Madadi, who came into MMA with a wrestling base. “You can’t ever get to the victory if you’ve lost the fight. It was a huge experience for me to get (to the UFC), and you know, don’t leave it to the judges. This time, it’s not going to happen. Kill me, or I’m going to kill you.”

Madadi, of course, isn’t looking to hurt Johnson in any serious way. But he is looking to wear down the American, who comes into the fight following a loss that snapped a three-fight win streak.

“I don’t have any game plan; I just want to get in and make you work,” he said.

Madadi’s first octagon triumph took place under the same roof as the one he’ll fight on Saturday. Gustafsson then served as the main event and also took home a win, over Brazilian Thiago Silva. Although a cut kept the teammates from fighting alongside each other, Madadi can still draw the same encouragement from the crowd.

But in any event, he’s happy to be back on home turf.

“I just feel so happy I got this opportunity again and again,” Madadi said. “I don’t have anything to be worry about. I have everything to win.”

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